I've had the same problem with XSane (Puppy 5.2.8, frugal install on an HP a800n) detecting my scanner/printer, Brother MFC-3240C. When I click "usb", my scanner is not detected. With CUPS, my printer is detected.

I can't remember, but maybe it was 5.1.1 on another computer, Dell Dimensions 8800, that XSane worked with my all-in-one, which is an HP photosmart 4300 series. However, I think t hat 5.2 and higher failed to detect it. I'll have to try 5.1.1 again on that computer in my office.

I've had the same problem with XSane (Puppy 5.2.8, frugal install on an HP a800n) detecting my scanner/printer, Brother MFC-3240C. When I click "usb", my scanner is not detected. With CUPS, my printer is detected.

rscrn51,
Thanks.
Checked back on my Lupu 525 installations, and scanner was picked up fine.
Used the same downloaded files. Careful to note the filenames.
So, for now, I've alterd the menu.lst to point to Lupu_525.

Lupu_528 will be a 'test' install until something works out.
Plan to check further, as I know there will be more upgrades of Lupu.
Do plan to pick up on this, on Saturday.

As always, your suggestions, and URLs have merit.
Obviously, you have been around the tree more than once !

Noticed that 525 allowed the install of the simple Sane application, .
which some folks prefer._________________Puppy Linux is more fun than a barrel of M$ monkeys
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I tried the HP scanner pet you linked but I still can't get sane (sane-find-scanner) to find anything.
lsusb shows the device *not very discriptive but its the correct vendor id and model 03f0:8f11 (An HP Photosmart Prem C310) and CUPs had no problem detecting it as a printer (connected by USB) and printing. It even networks the printer part fine. Just no detection of it for scanning.

I'm kind of lost with how the driver(s) work. Is the CUPs driver the overall driver for printing and scanning? By that I am wondering if one works the other ought to? Or is it totally different drivers etc.

I tried peasyscan but it also fails to find the scanner.

BTW - I'm using a fresh install of lucid 5.2.8

btw this might have something to do with it I'm having problems with a Logitech C210 camera which worked fine with lucid 5.11 it sees the camera but all I can get is a bright blue screen.

I tried the hplip from the puppy package manager but I'm totally lost with that. It seems to download a ton of stuff but I'm such a noob I have no idea how to access any of it to do anything.

Any socks over the head greatly appreciated..._________________Science is what we understand well enough to explain to a computer.
Art is everything else we do.
Donald Knuth

Trying Puppy 5.28 again, still with the HP all-in-one C3100.
Installed FRUGAL on a Pen-Drive (16G),
with attached main HD Transcend (320G).

Using Lupu 528, frugal install.
CUPS has good install for HP C3100 printer/scanner.
Have downloaded hplip and hplip-data, and Xsane utility files.
Installed pet pet-HPLIP_scan-3.11.10.pet, which works on Puppy 5.25.